Thank you to all that attended our WellFED Nutrition Class over the past month and thank you also to our instructor Connie Del Rio of Slow Girl Foods. Here are a couple of tips that we took away from the course!
Real Food to grow Healthy Cells
- Eat Whole Organic Foods with a focus on plant foods that are fresh, unrefined, free of toxic chemicals and nutrient packed.
- No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Not All fats are bad for you! Look for healthy fats such as avocado, dark leafy greens, nuts, and coconut oil and ones that have Omega-3 such as flax, hemp, pumpkin seeds, pastured beef, and cold water fish. Avoid Oils that are in clear bottles since light spoils them and turns them rancid!
- Be aware of your food allergies and intolerances. The most common reactive foods are dairy (the #1 most common allergen), citrus, egg, sugar, wheat, chocolate, soy, rice & peanuts (mostly due to mold), gluten (wheat, rye, barley, kamut & spelt)
Pulse Testing
Self Test for Allergies
- Sit quietly for 5 minutes
- Determine your resting pulse
- Ingest the suspected food
- Remeasure your pulse immediately, then at 10 & 30 minutes
- If you see a significant increase or decrease (10 or more beats per minute) this may indicate a food sensitivity. Try eliminating the suspected food from your diet for a couple of weeks and then slowly re-enter it to see if you have a reaction to it.
If you are interested in learning more about nutritional wellness or would like to have a nutritional consultation to see what healthy changes you can make in your lifestyle, contact Dr. Eileen at (510)444-4443
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